Japan's 40 Richest

#8 Akira Mori & family

03.28.12, 06:00 PM EDT

His real estate holding firm, Mori Trust, is taking a hit from the aftereffects of Japan's earthquake; the company is spending millions to create an emergency information-sharing network among main office buildings and other properties it manages and operates in Tokyo.

His real estate holding firm, Mori Trust, is taking a hit from the aftereffects of Japan's earthquake; the company is spending millions to create an emergency information-sharing network among main office buildings and other properties it manages and operates in Tokyo. Last year, immediately after the quake, operations in Sendai were affected; an in-house disaster-response headquarters was set up collaborating with the Tokyo head office to help residents unable to return home. Akira, with late brother Minoru, inherited his initial fortune from his father.